Danielle Smith — once the future premier of Alberta — may have had plenty of perfectly sensible reasons to leave her role as leader of the upstart opposition Wildrose party, when she crossed the floor to join the governing Progressive Conservatives in December

Experts say it’s no surprise that Future Shop shut down on Saturday, closing 66 of its stores and converting the other 65 to Best Buy outlets. It’s just the latest in a string of electronic store closures including most recently, all 14 Canadian Sony stores.

There are more women in the public service than any other sector of Ontario’s economy, but they remain underrepresented on the list of top earners, an analysis of the 2014 sunshine list suggests. There are 21 women among the top 100 best-paid public servants, according to the list, which ranks those making more than $100,000.

Minto is a town in midwestern Ontario, Canada, on the Maitland River in Wellington County. Minto is the eastern terminus of Highway 9. It is named for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto; 8th Governor General of Canada.
The Town of Minto was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the Township of Minto, the Towns of Harriston and Palmerston, along with the Village of Clifford.